Olivier Giroud, top scorer in the history of the French team (57 goals), will leave his current club, AC Milan, at the end of the season for the Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS), several media reported .
At 37, the French striker (131 caps) is in his third season at Milan (121 matches and 46 goals), after a long career in the Premier League (six seasons at Arsenal and four at Chelsea, with whom he won the Champions League in 2021).
According to various media outlets, the 2018 World Cup winner is expected to sign a contract with the Galaxy until December 2025, joining on a free once his contract with Milan expires in June 2024.
Giroud close to absolute zero
At the Californian club, he would coincide with another legend of French football, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who was captain when France won the 2018 World Cup. Meanwhile, Giroud is not shining that much in Milan. Starting in the duel at the top of the weekend against Juve, the native of Chambéry was massacred by the local press following his mediocre performance. “ The alibi of the few services he rendered holds up to a certain point. For some time now, we have noticed that he has lost the strength and perhaps even the desire », thus criticizes the Gazzetta dello Sports, which also sanctions it with an uncompromising 5/10.
Corriere dello Sport is not to be outdone, mentioning “ an apparition “. “Bremer didn’t let him touch the ball. Never seen before. » Tuttomercatoweb refers to his upcoming departure without any candor: “ He returned to the starting XI, after coming off the bench during the derby, in a bid to improve his goal tally before flying to California. Bremer stopped him without forcing. »
